| "Keep On Loving You" | ||||
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| Single by REO Speedwagon | ||||
| from the album Hi Infidelity | ||||
| B-side | "Follow My Heart" | |||
| Released | November 4, 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Cronin | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer, Gary Richrath | |||
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"Keep On Loving You" is a ballad written by Kevin Cronin and performed by American rock band REO Speedwagon. It features the lead guitar work of Gary Richrath. The song first appeared on REO Speedwagon's 1980 album Hi Infidelity. It was the first REO Speedwagon single to break the top 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching the number-one spot for one week in March 1981.[4] The single was certified platinum for U.S. sales of over one million copies. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
"Keep On Loving You" has been a mainstay on 1980s soft rock compilations and has appeared on dozens of 'various artists' compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums.[6] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Matt Wardlaw rated it REO Speedwagon's all-time greatest song.[7]
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- ^ Köhler, Michael (March 9, 2019). "Review: R.E.O. Speedwagon – CLASSIC YEARS 1978–1990". Classic Rock Magazin (in German). Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (February 10, 2023). "Dolly Parton, Kevin Cronin to Record "Dark Duet" of REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Loving You"". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
- ^ "Reo Speedwagon | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "REO Speedwagon, Keep On Loving You (Appears On)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Wardlaw, Matt (October 6, 2013). "Top 10 REO Speedwagon Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 22, 2023.